Better Call Saul (S3E06) -- "Off Brand" -- 5/15/17

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05-20-17, 09:24 AM

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Re: Better Call Saul (S3E06) -- "Off Brand" -- 5/15/17

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Didn't mind the Lydia appearance. She would have had to be involved with Gus for a while before Walt. Speaking of Lydia on BB, I was never quite sure why Walt had to kill her. She didn't seem like an immediate threat to him. Can someone give me a refresher as to what exactly lead to the Ricin Stevia packet?

Lydia teamed up with Todd and his uncle's gang... who were responsible for killing Hank. Plus she tried to get them to kill Walt as well. Walt didn't really need to kill her because she wasn't a threat to anyone important to him at that point - but she needed to be punished.

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05-20-17, 10:25 AM

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Re: Better Call Saul (S3E06) -- "Off Brand" -- 5/15/17

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This show has really raised the bar this season

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05-20-17, 04:10 PM

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Re: Better Call Saul (S3E06) -- "Off Brand" -- 5/15/17

I watched a few episodes of Breaking Bad today and I am more convinced that ever that Breaking Bad is the best TV show of all time not named Columbo.

It is amazingly deep and consistent and the continuity with BCS is just amazing. Makes me wonder how deep the character back stories and character profiles are.

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05-20-17, 04:28 PM

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Re: Better Call Saul (S3E06) -- "Off Brand" -- 5/15/17

Yeah the nuances in BB and BCS are incredible

Every camera angle, every line of dialog, everything means something or links to something

It is television genius

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05-21-17, 03:44 PM

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Yep, this episode was incredible.

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05-21-17, 05:05 PM

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Re: Better Call Saul (S3E06) -- "Off Brand" -- 5/15/17

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Love this show this season. Jimmy and Kim are so fun together. Even though I hate that it's a doomed relationship and will lead to some sort of terrible heartache, I keep rooting for them.
Maybe she moves to Nebraska some day.

Well, we really don't know that. Maybe she's living in Omaha...

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05-22-17, 12:31 AM

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Well, we really don't know that. Maybe she's living in Omaha...

Yeah that is the interesting thing. I do not think there is anything in BB that explicitly says he is not with someone, though it is implied towards the end when he is getting his new life. I have a theory where they are going and I do not like it one bit.

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05-22-17, 01:07 AM

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Re: Better Call Saul (S3E06) -- "Off Brand" -- 5/15/17

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05-22-17, 01:15 AM

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Re: Better Call Saul (S3E06) -- "Off Brand" -- 5/15/17

Saul mentioned that his second ex-wife screwed his step-dad on Breaking Bad. Has not been addressed on BCS at all. I don't think they've ever mentioned even a first ex-wife. Can't imagine that Vince & Co. don't eventually come around to dealing with that -- one way or another (like it being a cover story he likes to tell perhaps).

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05-22-17, 11:52 AM

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Re: Better Call Saul (S3E06) -- "Off Brand" -- 5/15/17

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On BCS Saul mentioned an ex-wife cheated on him with "Chet" - which is why he performed the Chicago Sunroof on his car. I'm assuming this is his first ex-wife because he would've mentioned "Chet" being his step-dad otherwise.

I doesn't sound like there was enough time between BCS and BB for Saul to have a second marriage/divorce - so I'm assuming both marriages happened before BCS - unless he lied to Walk about there being a second ex-wife, which really doesn't make sense.

There's a theory out there that says Kim is Jimmy/Saul's first wife/ex-wife.

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05-22-17, 11:57 AM

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Re: Better Call Saul (S3E06) -- "Off Brand" -- 5/15/17

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There's a theory out there that says Kim is Jimmy/Saul's first wife/ex-wife.

You mean second ex-wife? The first ex-wife would have been in Chicago before Jimmy moved to NM.

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05-22-17, 12:41 PM

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Re: Better Call Saul (S3E06) -- "Off Brand" -- 5/15/17

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You mean second ex-wife? The first ex-wife would have been in Chicago before Jimmy moved to NM.

I ruled out second ex-wife since I can't see Kim screwing Jimmy's step-dad, and her being acquainted with Jimmy's family (mother/step-dad) who are probably still in Chicago kill that as well. But I guess her being the first ex-wife doesn't work either - which was the theory others were going on.

In my opinion, I'm not seeing Kim being either of the ex-wives.

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05-22-17, 07:00 PM

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Re: Better Call Saul (S3E06) -- "Off Brand" -- 5/15/17

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No, I am thinking something different, I think they have already hinted at.

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05-23-17, 02:05 AM

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Re: Better Call Saul (S3E06) -- "Off Brand" -- 5/15/17

Had to catch up with this ep before 'Expenses' tonight. But yeah, Lydia was a nice surprise. She has to show up in BCS eventually due to Gus.

I liked Gus scoping out his new 'domain'.

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05-23-17, 02:14 AM

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Re: Better Call Saul (S3E06) -- "Off Brand" -- 5/15/17

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I wonder if they'll skip the majority of Jimmy's 12-month suspension.

I think they go with it as it's already the end of the season soon. Most why they waited so late (it's already getting cumbersome).

Next season will be a full year and he'll be back. It looks like they want to show him going through some serious hardship, leading to Saul.